tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484416556643410827.post2297400867972706324..comments2023-03-31T06:54:11.030-07:00Comments on Vines, Wines, and Lines: Cheaper CoinMark Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18330099814540472803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484416556643410827.post-80648131451343300002010-03-29T17:43:47.747-07:002010-03-29T17:43:47.747-07:00Excellent. I like my impromptu idea -- but I very ...Excellent. I like my impromptu idea -- but I very much like this perspective, too.<br /><br />Imagine a world in which "well under 50 percent" of the populace read books ... and the publishers suddenly said, "Wait? What can we do ... but wait! What about Light Novels? Same page numbers, but fewer ideas and less literary substance!"<br /><br />... probably happened in this, our world.<br /><br />& thanks for commenting, Rick of the High Whispering Avenues of Hopeless Hopes.<br /><br />Cheers ...Mark Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330099814540472803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484416556643410827.post-27085543418923892982010-03-29T16:27:35.172-07:002010-03-29T16:27:35.172-07:00rick1844 is Rick Bowes, by the way.rick1844 is Rick Bowes, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484416556643410827.post-85256576251504208222010-03-29T16:24:38.115-07:002010-03-29T16:24:38.115-07:00Supposedly an early example of marketing research ...Supposedly an early example of marketing research explains the drop in the quality of U.S. beer. I forget the exact details but the anecdote went this way: After World War Two a survey was done that showed that only part of the population (well under 50%) drank beer and that percentage was getting no larger. Beer drinkers were largely male and lower class. One of the main reason the rest of the population didn't drink beer was that they didn't like the way it tasted - it was too strong. The solution was to change that, to make the taste more bland - more like a soft drink. Major manufacturers did that. Beer drinking demographics improved, people complained about the taste, imported beers began to appear in U.S. stores etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com